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PEP & ISO 14001

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Are PEPs required by the ISO 14001 standard?

No. The ISO 14001 standard deals with environmental management system and not environmental product declarations. The requirements for type III environmental product declarations are detailed in the ISO 14025 standard.

PEP & ISO 14025

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What is a type III environmental declaration?

It is a declaration meeting the requirements of the ISO 14025 standard, meaning:- be based on life cycle assessment,- quantify the relevant environmental impacts,- be performed in the framework of a declaration program with a critical review of rules and the consultation of stakeholders on those rules, as well as an independent verification of declarations.

Scope

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Who can perform PEPs?

The PEP ecopassport ® program is established for electrical, electronic and HVAC products. This is a voluntary initiative from industry. It is specifically adapted to specificities of those equipments and cannot be used for other products, e.g. food, cosmetics, etc.

International

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What is the international scope of the PEP ecopassport® program? In which language should I write a PEP?

The PEP ecopassport ® program has an international vision and meets the requirements of ISO standards. The documents necessary to contribute to the program and to perform PEP are provided both in English and in French. The PEP can be established in several languages and registered all together at once. They can then be used worldwide in compliance with the reference geographic perimeter of the PEP.

P.E.P. association

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Is it required to be an association member to register PEPs?

It is not necessary to become a member of P.E.P. association to register PEPs in compliance with our program.Nevertheless association membership allows to:- Participate to the technical framework development,- Benchmark with its specialists peers inside the technical committee,- Take part to the program governance- Benefit from reduced fees for the PEP registration.The choice to become a member of P.E.P. association is fully linked with the willingness to develop its skills/competencies and/or to share them on a defined product range at the level of the company or the trade association. As a company, the membership fee includes an entrance fee, set at 3k€ for year 2012 and an annual fee, set at 1k€ for year 2012.

Cost

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How much does it cost to make PEPs?

To get the full understanding of a PEP cost, it is necessary to separate different costs :

internal cost to perform the necessary life cycle assessment prior to the declaration,

independent verification of the PEP: internal or external, depending on the use of a third party or not.

PEP registration fees: it depends on the association membership and goes from 200€ to 800€.

PEP & GHG assement

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Is it possible to use PEPs for GHG Assessment?

No. The GHG emissions assessment protocol is based on specific methodologies of accounting GHG emissions and communicating it into a single carbon footprint indicator. It takes into account a much broader scope than the product itself covered by the PEP declaration.Therefore, it is strongly recommended not to mix data between PEP declaration and GHG assessment of an entity for example.

PEP ecopassport

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What is the purpose of PEP ecopassport® program?

PEP ecopassport program objective is

To provide a common and reliable reference framework - In compliance with the ISO 14025 and ISO 14040s standards

In order to qualify the products environmental performances in a relevant and objective way

In order to help customers and consultants making the right choice, with clear and reliable data